Category: Good Times

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Although a decade plus has passed between albums for TLC, the best-selling group never lost its love for the stage. Performing live, said Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, is “like a rush or something. It’s a combination…

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The upcoming tour of Counting Crows and Matchbox Twenty is dubbed, “A Brief History of Everything Tour.” Counting Crows’ lead singer Adam Duritz agreed in a phone interview from New York City that the name…

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress” is a book that might inspire many things. It might inspire your faith. It might inspire you to take a spiritual journey. However, one thing you might not expect the…

by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The ribbon cutting and dedications are out of the way. Now, the time has arrived to party. Foxwoods Resort Casino on Friday night, Sept. 1, will be partying like its Studio 25 to end the…

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR It’s clear that fans—at least those in Connecticut—are passionate about Dashboard Confessional. The indie/ emo group led by Connecticut’s Chris Carrabba packed the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino on Aug. 4. And from the…

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR They say lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice. But country artist Justin Moore has proven to be the exception to the rule with his latest album, “Kinda Don’t Care.” And for Moore, lightning didn’t…

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The musical “Into the Woods” takes audiences into the world of fairy tales. But the characters find themselves in a much darker corner of the forest than the original story tellers had pondered. The musical…

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Over seven years have passed since Dashboard Confessional released its last studio album, 2009’s “After the Ending.” However, Chris Carrabba, who essentially is Dashboard Confessional, hasn’t exactly been a hermit during that time. Dashboard Confessional…

by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR In the post-punk haze toward the end of the ‘70s, following the crash and burn of the Sex Pistols, the British music scene started to embrace a mix of ska music and punk attitude in…

by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR When it comes to the arts—performing, musical, or visual—there is a time for masterpieces. And there is a time for very good. While a masterpiece might fill your soul or push boundaries, very good will…